CINCINNATI — After hitting an impressive home run earlier in the game, Oneil Cruz’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning snapped a 4-all tie and lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in their season opener at Great American Ball Park.
The uber-talented shortstop went 1 for 2 and drew two walks in addition to the homer and sac fly.
Speedy rookie Ji-Hwan Bae walked to start the winning rally and stole second base. After Austin Hedges’ sacrifice bunt, Bae trotted home on Cruz’s fly ball to deep left field off Buck Farmer (0-1).
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